Initial classification of breast tumour phantoms using a UWB radar prototype

This study presents the first experimental results using a pre-clinical UWB prototype imaging system for tumour classification based on the shape of tumours. A database of 13 benign and 13 malignant tumours with average diameters between 13 and 40 mm was created using dielectrically-representative tissue-mimicking material. Classification of benign and malignant tumour models of the experimental data was completed with Linear Discriminant Analysis and Quadratic Discriminant Analysis classifiers.